The author discusses obstacles to creative thinking in secondary and college students, and stresses the importance of shifting the emphasis from finding solutions to recognizing problems, and realizing that nothing one can learn is irrelevant. (CL)

Of 37 13- to 17-year-old students participating in a creative theater class, the ones with more experience scored significantly higher on creativity tests (Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking and Something About Myself Checklist) than their less experienced counterparts. (CL)

Using the nine traits of creativity suggested by Guilford and illustrated in tests of creative thinking by Torrance, high school teachers of varied subjects developed teaching strategies. Both students and teachers learned more about creativity by confronting the unknow future, predicting from limited data, and writing stories using fantasy.…

The author argues that because vocational students are similar to artists in their creative patterns, they will benefit from the artistic skills of developing style, appreciating and critiquing surroundings, producing pleasing work, and creating social contribution. Research applying skills to vocational needs and teaching methods structuring…

The Governor's School of North Carolina (West) offers a six-week summer program designed to develop creativity in gifted high school students. (SBH)

Discussion of a high school "happening which evolved from a unit incorporating the film "The Red Balloon ; illustrated. (RD)

Discusses a unit designed to develop students' insights into the poetic experience by comparing poetry and photography; includes several student written poems. (DD)

Offers a number of techniques designed to challenge or alter or disrupt how a student perceives reality, thereby facilitating student development in creative thinking. (RL)

This paper combines Gardner's multiple intelligences theory with Bloom's conception of talent to provide a foundation for the practice of fostering students' specific talents as a primary goal of gifted education. Individualized personal and skills-based growth plans are seen as a medium for career-oriented education based on students' identified…

The primitive elements from which drama evolved--group participation with no audience, a strong relationship between drama and other arts, and a sense of emotional release associated with physical expression--are also the bases for creative drama. Creative drama in the secondary school should (1) avoid a formal stage, the intrusion of an audience,…

The classroom activities suggested in this resource booklet, proven successful by South Dakota poet Jack Kreitzer, are designed to spark or increase students' creativity by bringing the exciting language of poetry alive in the elementary and secondary classroom. Introductory comments present thoughts on what poetry is and how it should be taught,…

IN CREATIVE WRITING, UNLIKE IN FORMAL COMPOSITION, STUDENTS CHOOSE THEIR OWN FORMS AND MATERIALS TO EXPRESS THEIR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS. SUCH AN OBJECTIVE DEMANDS A CLASSROOM ATMOSPHERE IN WHICH STUDENTS CAN EXPRESS THEMSELVES FREELY AND CONFIDENTLY WITHOUT FEAR OF HARSH NEGATIVE CRITICISM. IN ADDITION TO WRITING EXTENSIVELY, STUDENTS CAN BE AIDED…

The individual uniqueness of every student forms the foundation for expressive activities. Our number one priority as art teachers is to assist our students in identifying their creative expressive potential. (Author/SJL)

Discusses motivation for writing young adult horror books. Gives examples of where and how the author gets ideas. Illustrates several suggestions for classroom application. Suggests paying special attention to puns and other wordplays that flit through the mind. Suggests writing a random list of words and phrases given by brainstorming students…

Nine steps are presented which a teacher should consider in order to elicit and develop creativity in students. An analogy is drawn wherein the teacher is a gardener, planting and caring for seeds of creativity. (KC)